Ruth L. Anderson

Born in Melrose, December 6, 1918, she was the daughter of the late C. Albin and Gerda (Anderson) Johnson.

Mrs. Anderson was raised and educated in Melrose and was a graduate of Melrose High School with the Class of 1936.

After high school, she went to work for the John Hancock Insurance Co. where she was employed as a policy writer. She eventually left John Hancock and went to work for Caddell and Byers Insurance Co. in Burlington. Mrs. Anderson had worked there for 29 years until her retirement.

In 1947, she married her sweetheart, Carroll Anderson. The couple moved to Lynnfield in 1954 and stayed there until December of 2000, when Mrs. Anderson moved to the Davenport in Malden. She was a longtime member of the First Lutheran Church in Malden and was confirmed in 1933. She supported the church in many ways, including making rugs for raffles and baking for various events. She was also a member and current (as well as past) chairwoman of the Vasa Orden of America in Lynn, the 3 Crowns Lodge. She was appointed chairwoman in 1942 and remained active in the club for many years afterwards.

Mrs. Anderson was a longtime resident of both Malden and Lynnfield.

She is survived by her sister, Eleanor M. Wheeler of Haverhill.

A graveside committal service will be held Wednesday, May 9, at 11 a.m. in the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, 185 Lake St., Peabody. Arrangements are by the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home of Malden.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Bread of Life, 511 Main St., Malden, MA 02148.